The 2016 Verde Valley Equine Festival, designed to showcase and promote everything for the Arizona horse lover and owner returns to the Verde Valley Fair Arena in Cottonwood, April 15-17.

Offering a great opportunity for education and networking of many disciplines including Western, English, Dressage and more, the three-day schedule includes outstanding horse clinics by celebrated experts and professionals from all aspects of equine health and well-being.

Vendor booths will provide a variety of information geared for today’s equestrians, along with new innovations in products and accessories, trends and sciences, as well as horse nutrition.

Participation clinics also will return this year. There will be several clinicians offering this rare opportunity for you to bring your horse and learn hands on, in a small group setting.

Clinician names and further information will be posted on the Verde Valley Equine Festival website as the event draws closer.

The Arizona Horseman’s Challenge, created and produced from Jody Swink’s “No Sweat” Natural Horsemanship, will also be back by popular demand.

Featuring five exceptional Arizona horse trainers from five different Arizona regions, the trainers compete throughout the weekend for the coveted title.

Each trainer works a young colt in two-hour increments for a total of eight hours over the course of the weekend.

The Verde Valley Equine Festival will be an extraordinary event that every horse lover will not want to miss.